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My Saturday Evening Post: 7/26/25 “Does?”
Tag: Photography
Five Friday Happy Bringers 7/25/25
My weekly gratitude journal, of sorts.
1. My favorite summer lunch: simple Tomato Sandwich with vine-ripe tomatoes, accompanied by mayo, thinly sliced Vidalia onions, and a sprinkling of fresh thyme, salt and pepper.
Oh my GOODness!
2. Going to Tybee Island Post Theater to see grandson Daniel’s final Savannah play before heading off to musical theatre college in the fall.
Daniel played the part of Jack (as in Jack and the beanstalk) in Into the Woods.
3. I know I say this often, but what a blessing air-conditioning is. I know it’s very hot in many, many places, but here in Savannah the heat is exacerbated by ridiculously thick humidity.
Weekend:
But as Marjorie Taylor Greene says, there’s no climate crisis!
4. The ability to lift my coffee cup up to my mouth each morning. What a blessing!
5. Our overly photographed kitty cat Benny.
May you have an Overpopulation of Good this last weekend in July.
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“The Artful Dodger“ #27
A blog category about finding “art” in unexpected places and situations
So Robert and I were driving down the Truman Parkway here in Savannah the other day, minding our own business, when I casually looked out the passenger-side window and saw this.
Well actually, I “saw” nothing at first and started to look away, again casually, when a thunderous shout/scream reverberated through our little vehicle.
“WHAT ARE YOU LOOKING AT? TAKE A PICTURE—IT’LL LAST LONGER!”
Two things happened next. First, I quickly took another picture.
Second, before I glanced at the second photo, I nervously chuckled in my terror, remembering the famous Pee-wee Herman line.
The Chuckle Changed to Chagrin as I saw the bright, angry lightning pulse through the … the … the creature’s laughing mouth. See it?
“Robert!” I yelled. “Do you see him? We must leave this place! It harbors horror! Drive faster!”
HR took his eyes off the road for a second, long enough to give me a here-we-go-again stare, a stare one might bequeath a pitiful child or, perhaps, Pee Wee Herman.
“He was there. I saw him,” I countered.
But by that time the furtive creature had made his way into the words.
We rode the rest of the way home in silence.
One-Word Wednesday 7/23/25
“Green”
Green Beans from yesterday‘s trip to Davis Produce here in Savannah
“What’s that in the little green bowl?” you may be asking.
Great question.
HR is so squeamishly picky about his green beans that I have to make 100% sure that NO STRING OR HINT OF STRINGINESS is left behind.
I tried to tell him that’s what his teeth are for, but “Oh no,” he screeches, “Neal, green bean strings are not food!”
See what I have to put up with?
“Heirloom-ed”: Daily Squares — Simply Red
This morning Robert and I visited our favorite local produce stand here in Savannah, Davis Produce.
“What was your Prettiest Purchase?” you ask.
Easy.
The Heirloom Sweet Bell Peppers!
Shhh … Silent Sunday. 7/20/25
Five Friday Happy Bringers 7/18/25 (Food Heavy)
My weekly gratitude journal, of sorts.
1. Discovering a new (to me) type of peas at our little independent grocer, Red & White.
Sandandy Peas, fresh and shelled
Google told me that Sandandy peas “often spelled Sadandy or Sa Dandy are a type of cream pea, which falls under the broader category of southern peas or cowpeas (Vigna unguiculata).”
So Very Good! With an Earthy Flavor.
And leftovers for the freezer …
2. These stickers about breathing I recently ran across and had to buy.
3. Speaking of breathing, I so appreciate that our bodies breathe by themselves. We don’t have to force the breath. It simply happens.
4. Popcorn! Ex-wife Donna recently gave Robert and me this neat Movie Night Popcorn Set for Father’s Day.
The other evening in the middle of a movie (FYI: Twilight Kiss Suk Suk), I jumped from the couch and yelled, “Our popcorn gift! Pause the movie!”
And we did something which both of us realized we haven’t done in years, maybe decades: we popped popcorn “the old fashioned way” on the stovetop instead of in the microwave.
We had such fun!
Sometimes Slow is so much better than Fast.
5. I have mentioned before that HR and I love our local library’s “Spice Club.” Once a month or so, our Bull Street Library offers patrons a new spice, along with an explanation and several recipes.
This month is Mace. I had never heard of Mace as a spice, only that self defense spray.
Well, listen to this: “The web-like outer covering of the nutmeg seed, Mace, imparts a more pungent and spicier flavor to food than nutmeg. Mace is most popular in European foods where it is used in both savory and sweet dishes, especially in French cuisine that calls for this spice to be used in tandem with nutmeg to balance the flavors; it is also the dominant flavor in doughnuts and a great companion for chocolate. Add whole mace to fruits while cooking; it can also be used in savory favorites, such as patés, creamed spinach and mashed potatoes.” Spiceworld.com
From the accompanying recipes, I chose cookies (mainly because they looked so easy to make.)
They were delicious!
May you have a Bit/Bite of Deliciousness this weekend!
One-Word Wednesday 7/16/25
“Hamper-ed”
Any Thyme
“Robert, please get me a lemon and some fresh thyme,” I said-pled, as we finished up some shopping, and I headed to the car, while he was trekking across the street to one of our favorite little independent grocers.
Back home I delved into magical alchemy …
Homemade simple syrup, fresh-squeezed lemon juice, orange slices and … some THYME.
Slash it all together with some Tito’s and voilà …
Wait, that is not the best shot!
That’s a little better.
But here, look at the lavender blooms of the thyme through the glass …
And here are photographer Robert’s photos …
It’s thyme …
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